Allen v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Florence county: John Goodland, Circuit Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Winslow, O. T.
The plaintiff sued for the value of a portable sawmill and appurtenances which on September 21, 1908, were destroyed by a fire alleged to have been negligently set by the defendant. There was a general verdict for the plaintiff, assessing his damages at $2,000, and from judgment thereon the defendant appeals.
There were two grounds of negligence alleged: first, that the right of way was allowed to- become incumbered with dry grass and other combustible material which took fire from a passing engine; and, second', that the engine itself had no proper appliances for preventing the…
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